Andres & Paulina in Shanghai

July 9 (Saturday) [all photos courtesy of A&P]

Andres & Paulina arrived from the US on Friday, in the evening. The next day, after breakfast (shaolongbao and pork puffs), we went to a couple of places in Shanghai I had never been to. First, the Fabric Market on Dongjiadu Road (where we bought two peacock feathers for Maomao). Here I am with Andres at the fabric market:



We took a peek at the Dongjiadu Cathedral as well, though it was closed for renovation (or demolition?). Not too far away was the Sanshan Guild Hall, built in the early 20th century for merchants from Fujian Province.



According to our guide book, the guild hall was supposed to house the Shanghai Museum of Folk Collectibles. But it seemed to be now housing some sort of anti-Japanese exhibit.

After an uninspiring lunch of noodle soup, the next stop was the bazaar, which I had been carefully avoiding since my arrival in Shanghai (too many tourists and too many rip-offs). Although I had been to the bazaar about 5 years ago, I had never seen the City God Temple.



We picked up some snacks back in the bazaar: Dairy Queen for Andres & Paulina, shaved ice for me (the ice was hard and no good), and, for Gina, a large juicy dumpling (that is consumed with a straw):



Finally, on the way home, after buying train tickets for the next day, we stopped in the park behind our apartment.